BitterDodgerFan wrote:get a mac so you can't waste time playing games.

Errr..... I have a Mac and I spend WAAAAY too much time playing games. You can get most of the major software titles out there for your Mac, plus you can pretty much play every kind of freebie Internet game on your Mac.

Believe me. I've wasted many, many, many hours online with stuff like blockhead, shuffleboard, gemdrop, proximity, text twist, dice wars, and on and on and on and on.....

knapplc wrote:Well, it seems like my wife's desktop died last night. The little light in the back of the unit is on so I know it's getting power, but NOTHING happens when we hit the power button.

Any suggestions?

I-D-10-T error

Well, there may be some truth to that. It's possible that it got rained on - it sits right under her window and I know she's had the window open during the pleasant spring days lately, but it's also been raining off and on, too.

I know the dumb thing is getting power because there's a light that comes on in the back when I plug it in. But the power button does absolutely nothing. It's weird.

knapplc wrote:Well, it seems like my wife's desktop died last night. The little light in the back of the unit is on so I know it's getting power, but NOTHING happens when we hit the power button.

Any suggestions?

I-D-10-T error

Well, there may be some truth to that. It's possible that it got rained on - it sits right under her window and I know she's had the window open during the pleasant spring days lately, but it's also been raining off and on, too.

I know the dumb thing is getting power because there's a light that comes on in the back when I plug it in. But the power button does absolutely nothing. It's weird.

I actually sent you a pretty lengthy PM with some suggestions; if you think it might have gotten wet, then that actually re-affirms the possibility that the system board needs replacement as that is what would short out in the event of minor water damage.

You'll likely have to go customer support on this one; is it a branded PC?

I'd say dump the DVD burner, and knock off a few years on the virus/spysweeper stuff. Honestly, McAfee alone will be sufficient in keeping out viruses and spyware, provided you don't get too download happy.

Ain't nothing wrong with a mac I've got a power book laptop and a mini. I want to upgrade and get one of the new MacBook's but I'll probably wait a little bit until they come out with a new set. But there's also Windoze emulators that are available for your mac and keeps up with the same protection that don't need to be run all the time. Similar to how Macs can go back and do Classic OS's.